essential skills for new supervisors

Becoming a Better Boss Secret 23: Teamwork – Three Must-dos

Team: Two or more people who come together for a common purpose and who are mutually accountable for results. The number of …

When you have taken time to develop your vision and expectations (Secret 25), establishing priorities will be much easier for all. Great …

While public speaking is scary for the majority of the population, making presentations is part of life in any leadership role. When …

Many managers admit that writing performance appraisals is dreadful. Why is this a difficult task? Well, you are being asked to judge …

Motivation: Forces acting either on or within a person to initiate behavior. All behavior is motivated by needs. Can it be this …

Momentum: Strength or force gained by motion or by a series of events. Momentum is about pace. How many times have you …

I often have leaders tell me that they don’t have time to have regular one-on-one meetings with their staff. In return, I …

Meetings are often considered one of the primary sources of wasted time! Too bad, because when done right, they are one of …

Leaders and managers are suffering from an identity crisis – are they leaders or managers? Is there a difference? In fact, there …

To empower means to give official authority, to enable, to promote the self-actualization of others. To empower others, you will need to …